The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving AARP, Inc. and AARP Foundation on September 14, 2020. The breach, which was discovered on July 16, 2020, stemmed from a cyberattack involving ransomware that began on February 6, 2020, affecting 248,615 Washington residents' names and full dates of birth.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/aarp
"id": "aar134080525",
"linkid": "aarp",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 248615,
'industry': 'Non-profit',
'location': 'Washington',
'name': 'AARP, Inc.',
'type': 'Organization'},
{'customers_affected': 248615,
'industry': 'Non-profit',
'location': 'Washington',
'name': 'AARP Foundation',
'type': 'Organization'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 248615,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names', 'Full Dates of Birth']},
'date_detected': '2020-07-16',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-09-14',
'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
'a data breach involving AARP, Inc. and AARP Foundation on '
'September 14, 2020. The breach, which was discovered on July '
'16, 2020, stemmed from a cyberattack involving ransomware '
'that began on February 6, 2020, affecting 248,615 Washington '
"residents' names and full dates of birth.",
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names', 'Full Dates of Birth']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-09-14',
'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'AARP Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}